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WELCOME to the 155th Issue of EduHound Weekly!

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From the Desk of Judi!

This week's topic is:

FOOD CHAINS & FOOD WEBS

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web? FOOD CHAINS follow an single path taken as different creatures eat each other for energy and FOOD WEBS explore how all life is interconnected.

Some sites to help in this effort: 

• Interesting Facts about Food Chains & Food Webs
  Contains a description of food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
  http://www.arcytech.org/java/population/facts_foodchain.html
  

• Food Chains and Webs
  Explores food chains and food web and even includes an interact area where you create possible food webs.
  http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm
  

• Introduction to Food Chains and Food Webs
  Among the student objectives is to show the energy flow through a food chain by constructing model food chains and food webs with the given drawings of organisms.
  http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/uclasp/urban_science/food_chains/intro_chains.html
  

• AskERIC Lesson Plan: Food Chain/Food Web
  Learn the basics of food chains and food webs through various ways such as whole class activities, journaling, oral discussions, and small group activities.
  http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Ecology/ECL0096.html

• Food Chain Lessons
  Elementary students explore relationships between living things within the context of Mammals in Texas through discussion, song, games, crafts and writing.
  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/edoutreach/Lessons/foodchain.htm

Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm and select our "Science" category.

Good Luck!

Judi

EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week!

In honor of Food Chains & Food Webs, this week's featured site is:

Create a Food Web
http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodweb.htm

A food web is made up of two or more interconnected food chains. It shows the food relationships among organisms in a community. Click and drag the animals and arrows to form a possible food web. Arrows should be drawn from food source to food consumers. At the end of this activity, you can discard excess pictures into the Recycle Bin and then right-click to print your food web.

Good Luck!

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Lincoln Park Public Schools
Lincoln Park, New Jersey
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Mrs. Pearson's Third Grade Webpage
@ Samuel Morgan Elementary
Kaysville, Utah
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Educational Conference Planning

Other upcoming conferences:

• Midwest Education Technology Conference (2004)
  January 26-28, 2004 - St. Louis, Missouri
  http://www.csd.org/metc2004
• 22nd Annual International Conference- Technology, Reading & Learning Difficulties (TRLD) 2004
  January 29- 31, 2004 - San Francisco, California
  http://www.trld.com

*For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com

Ask Judi!

This week's question comes from Amanda:

"I'm a middle school Art teacher who's planning a unit on armature making. I would like to be able to provide my students with some online resources for information and inspiration. Could you please feature a few?"

Certainly, Amanda

Here are some sites to get you started:

• Lesson Plan: Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache
  Demonstrates making armature and paper mache process.
  http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/Lessons/7-alebrijes.htm
  
• DIA: Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans: Model Miniature Mummies
  Model self-hardening material over a plastic box to make a mummy case which opens to reveal a gauze-wrapped figure inside.
  http://www.dia.org/education/egypt-teachers/mummies/slavik/activity.htm
  
• Teacher Zone: Bug Bonanza
  Combine art and science with a craft project designed to teach students about the anatomy of insects and how to construct an armature.
  http://www.i-craft.com/teachers/plans00/bugbonanza.html
  
• Grade 8: Take a Leap!
  Using the cardboard tubes as the armature for their bodies, students roll or wad newspaper to create an armature.
  http://www.ncmoa.org/Flight/flight_plans/lessons/grade8_lesson2.html

Good Luck!

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